Out This Week / 13 July 2015
Sly and the Family Stone / Live at the Fillmore East (4CD)
The Record Store Day vinyl gave us highlights, but now Sony/Legacy issue a four CD edition of Sly and the Family Stone‘s 1968 concerts at the famous Fillmore East venue, featuring early and late performances from both dates.
The Doobie Brothers / The Warner Bros. Years (10CD)
Nine studio albums and 1983’s Farewell Tour fill up this 10CD set that collects The Doobie Brothers‘ Warner Bros. output that spanned more than a decade.
BB King & Eric Clapton / Riding With The King (SACD)
Slight delay for the release of this hybrid SACD of Eric Clapton & BB King’s Grammy winning album which was originally issued in 2000. It’s now finally out on Friday.
Supertramp / Live in Paris ’79 (2CD+DVD)
Supertramp‘s Live in Paris ’79 gig is issued on CD in full for the first time as part of this 2CD+DVD combo set. The DVD includes 5.1 surround sound and bonus features.
Bob Mould / Workbook 25 (5CD set)
Bob Mould‘s debut solo album reissued across two vinyl records. Includes the bonus track All Those People Know.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Live in Paris (3LP+DVD)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club gig at Theatre Trianon in Paris in February 2014 was issued as a deluxe 2CD+DVD set back in June. This week the vinyl version is finally issued.
- • UK Order: Live in Paris 3LP+DVD
- • USA Order: Live in Paris 3LP+DVD
- • GERMANY Order: Live in Paris 3LP+DVD
America / The Warner Bros. Years 1971-1977 (8CD box)
This new set from Rhino does what it says on the tin, with the clamshell box containing the seven America studio albums, and one live album, recorded for Warner Bros. in the 1970s.
Gene / Olympian (vinyl LP)
Gene‘s celebrated debut album is 20 years old and so Demon Records are reissuing it on limited edition blue vinyl.
- • UK Order: Olympian limited blue vinyl
- • USA Order: Olympian limited blue vinyl
- • GERMANY Order: Olympian limited blue vinyl
Tim Bowness / Stupid Things That Mean The World
Tim Bowness delivers a swift follow-up to last year’s excellent Abandoned Dancehall Dreams. Stupid Things That Mean The World features some quality players including members of the No Man live band, David Rhodes and Phil Manzanera.
Miles Davis / At Newport 1955-1975 Bootleg Series Vol 4 (4CD)
Miles Davis‘ 20-year association with George Wein’s renowned Newport Jazz Festival is celebrated with this four-CD release which contains almost four hours of previously unreleased live performances over three decades.
- • UK Order: A Newport 1955-1975: Bootleg Series Vol 4
- • USA Order: At Newport 1955-1975: Bootleg Series Vol 4
- • GERMANY Order: At Newport 1955-1975: Bootleg Series Vol 4
The Charlatans / Melting Pot (2LP vinyl)
The Charlatans‘ 17-track ‘greatest hits’ album (originally issued in 1998) is reissued on double vinyl by Beggars Banquet.
The Waterboys / Fisherman’s Blues (LP)
The deluxe Fisherman’s Box came out at the end of 2013, and now the remastered Fisherman’s Blues vinyl is available separately.
Bought that RSD Sly release and was furious to see that it was nothing more than a fucking teaser. Going to buy the box set used so they don’t get my money twice.
Paul, are you planning to change your “Out this week” column to a Friday to reflect the new release day?
I asked that question of readers last week, and most said keep it to a Monday…
Ok, fare enough.